ensconced
Example Sentences
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His shift didn't finish until three in the morning and he's ensconced in a hooded down jacket to keep out the winter weather.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Routinely forgetting to drop the bat would be a bizarre mistake for any teenage baseball phenom who spent his youth ensconced in the game.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Now they’re ensconced in Scotland, where he has been an architect and she an English teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The board's apparent belief that nothing is as bad as it seems and that fans need to understand how lucky they are gets them nowhere - only further ensconced in their own echo chamber.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
By the time she reached the Purple Harbor, the old man was ensconced inside the soup shop at his usual table, counting a purse of coins as he haggled with a ship’s captain.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.